No. 201 in Croatian
drugom
The Croatian word "drugom" means "to the other" or "with the other" (dative/instrumental singular form of "drugi").
In a sentence
On je pomogao drugom učeniku.
He helped another student.
The word 'drugom' here is the dative form of 'drugi', meaning 'another' or 'other', used to indicate the indirect object 'another student'.
Razgovarali smo o drugom planu za putovanje.
We talked about another plan for the trip.
In this context, 'drugom' is the locative form of 'drugi', explaining its use to identify a specific alternate plan as the topic of discussion.
Išli su s drugom grupom na izlet.
They went with another group on a trip.
Here, 'drugom' is the instrumental form of 'drugi', signifying the group accompanying them, emphasizing the association in the action of going together.
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